Weak Lungs
He became the most prolific and respected Christian journalist in the English-speaking world. Continue reading Weak Lungs
Tag: #Martin Luther
Norway’s Pious Preacher
Lutheranism was born of Martin Luther’s mighty zeal in the 1500s, but a century later it had sunk into cold and weary formalism. In the 1600s God raised up other giants to rekindle the flames and extend the Reformation into … Continue reading Norway’s Pious Preacher
The Founder of Arminianism
Simon Episcopius was born on January 8, 1583, in Amsterdam. At the age of seventeen, he attended the University of Leiden where his major course of study was theology under the tutelage of Jacobus Arminius whose teachings he followed, and … Continue reading The Founder of Arminianism
The Last Avignon Pope
Pierre Roger de Beaufort was born at Maumont, France, around 1330. His uncle was Clement VI who bestowed a number of benefices upon him. In 1348, the pope created the eighteen-year-old a cardinal deacon. The young cardinal attended the University of Perugia, … Continue reading The Last Avignon Pope
Catherine of Bologna
Catherine was born on 8 September 1413 to Benvenuta Mammolini of Bologna and Giovanni Vigri part of the upper-class society. She was raised in Niccolo III‘s court as a lady-in-waiting to his wife Parisina Malatesta and became lifelong friends with his … Continue reading Catherine of Bologna
Sam Jones vs.Sam Jones
John J. Jones felt God calling him into the ministry, but he resisted, choosing instead the profession of law. His son followed in his footsteps. Young Sam Jones proved a brilliant attorney at first. But alcoholism quickly ruined his life … Continue reading Sam Jones vs.Sam Jones